MINN

IOWA

Garcia scores 20 points, Odukale adds 18 to help Minnesota push past Iowa 72-67

AP
Jan 21, 2025

Iowa Hawkeyes CITY, Iowa (AP) Dawson Garcia scored 20 points, Femi Odukale added 18 and Minnesota Golden Gophers held off Iowa for a 72-67 victory on Tuesday night.

Minnesota led by double digits for most of the second half until Owen Freeman scored six points during Iowa's 13-3 run to cut the deficit to 70-67 with 30 seconds left. Garcia missed two free throws on the next possession, but Seydou Traore then missed at the line for Iowa. Frank Mitchell made a pair of free throws to seal it for Minnesota.

Minnesota (10-9, 2-6 Big Ten), which beat then-No. 20 Michigan 84-81 in overtime on Thursday, has won consecutive games since snapping a four-game losing streak.

Payton Sandfort scored 21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead Iowa (12-7, 3-5), which has lost three straight. Freeman also had 21 points to go with eight rebounds. Traore finished with 11 points.

Garcia scored seven points in a 14-3 run to open the second half to stretch Minnesota's lead to 45-31 with 14:23 remaining. A pair of Garcia free throws gave the Golden Gophers a 17-point advantage, 63-46, with 6:15 left. It was their largest lead of the game.

Iowa hosts Penn State on Friday.

Minnesota is at home against No. 15 Oregon on Saturday.

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1st Half
MINN
Golden Gophers
32
IOWA
Hawkeyes
28

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Golden Gophers gains possession)
19:43		Mike Mitchell Jr. misses three point jump shot
19:41		Payton Sandfort defensive rebound
19:35		Payton Sandfort misses three point jump shot
19:33		Lu'Cye Patterson defensive rebound
19:09		Parker Fox turnover (lost ball) (Drew Thelwell steals)
19:03	+2	Owen Freeman makes two point dunk (Drew Thelwell assists)	0-2
18:46	+2	Mike Mitchell Jr. makes two point layup (Lu'Cye Patterson assists)	2-2
18:34		Parker Fox blocks Payton Sandfort's two point layup
18:32		Femi Odukale defensive rebound
18:26		Mike Mitchell Jr. misses three point jump shot
18:24		Parker Fox offensive rebound
18:22		Dawson Garcia misses three point jump shot
18:21		Parker Fox offensive rebound
18:21		Brock Harding personal foul
18:08		Jump ball. Dawson Garcia vs. Josh Dix (Hawkeyes gains possession)
18:08		Dawson Garcia turnover (lost ball) (Josh Dix steals)
17:43		Owen Freeman misses three point jump shot
17:41		Payton Sandfort offensive rebound
17:38		Lu'Cye Patterson shooting foul (Payton Sandfort draws the foul)
17:38	+1	Payton Sandfort makes regular free throw 1 of 2	2-3
17:38	+1	Payton Sandfort makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-4
17:30		Owen Freeman shooting foul (Dawson Garcia draws the foul)
17:30	+1	Dawson Garcia makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-4
17:30	+1	Dawson Garcia makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-4
17:18		Drew Thelwell misses three point jump shot
17:16		Lu'Cye Patterson defensive rebound
16:59		Lu'Cye Patterson misses two point jump shot
16:57		Femi Odukale offensive rebound
16:54	+2	Femi Odukale makes two point layup	6-4
16:28		Owen Freeman misses two point layup
16:26		Femi Odukale defensive rebound
16:11		Parker Fox turnover (traveling)
15:48		Drew Thelwell misses three point jump shot
15:46		Golden Gophers defensive rebound
15:45		TV timeout
15:32	+2	Dawson Garcia makes two point layup (Lu'Cye Patterson assists)	8-4
15:07	+2	Payton Sandfort makes two point layup (Drew Thelwell assists)	8-6
14:33		Brennan Rigsby misses three point jump shot
14:31		Owen Freeman defensive rebound
14:13		Owen Freeman turnover (bad pass)
13:58		Trey Edmonds misses two point layup
13:56		Owen Freeman defensive rebound
13:53		Trey Edmonds personal foul (Owen Freeman draws the foul)
13:43	+2	Payton Sandfort makes two point jump shot (Owen Freeman assists)	8-8
13:15		Pryce Sandfort blocks Mike Mitchell Jr.'s two point layup
13:13		Dawson Garcia offensive rebound
13:09	+3	Isaac Asuma makes three point jump shot (Dawson Garcia assists)	11-8
12:59		Josh Dix misses two point layup
12:57		Brennan Rigsby defensive rebound
12:50	+3	Mike Mitchell Jr. makes three point jump shot (Dawson Garcia assists)	14-8
12:39	+2	Drew Thelwell makes two point layup	14-10
12:14		Dawson Garcia misses two point layup
12:12		Trey Edmonds offensive rebound
12:07	+2	Trey Edmonds makes two point layup	16-10
11:58		Owen Freeman turnover (bad pass) (Mike Mitchell Jr. steals)
11:35		Payton Sandfort blocks Mike Mitchell Jr.'s two point layup
11:33		Payton Sandfort defensive rebound
11:28		Josh Dix misses two point layup
11:26		Dawson Garcia defensive rebound
11:17	+3	Dawson Garcia makes three point jump shot (Isaac Asuma assists)	19-10
11:12		Hawkeyes 30 second timeout
11:12		TV timeout
10:51		Ladji Dembele misses three point jump shot
10:49		Hawkeyes offensive rebound
10:41		Mike Mitchell Jr. personal foul (Pryce Sandfort draws the foul)
10:37		Femi Odukale blocks Payton Sandfort's two point layup
10:35		Hawkeyes offensive rebound
10:35		Payton Sandfort misses three point jump shot
10:33		Mike Mitchell Jr. defensive rebound
10:16		Mike Mitchell Jr. misses three point jump shot
10:14		Seydou Traore defensive rebound
10:08		Seydou Traore misses two point layup
10:06		Femi Odukale defensive rebound
10:03		Jump ball. (Golden Gophers gains possession)
9:54		Femi Odukale turnover (traveling)
9:31		Payton Sandfort misses two point jump shot
9:29		Golden Gophers defensive rebound
9:02		Pryce Sandfort personal foul (Mike Mitchell Jr. draws the foul)
8:57		Femi Odukale misses two point layup
8:55		Frank Mitchell offensive rebound
8:52	+2	Frank Mitchell makes two point layup	21-10
8:48	+2	Brock Harding makes two point layup	21-12
8:19		Lu'Cye Patterson misses three point jump shot
8:17		Brock Harding defensive rebound
8:07	+2	Josh Dix makes two point jump shot	21-14
7:44		Mike Mitchell Jr. misses three point jump shot
7:42		Seydou Traore defensive rebound
7:31	+2	Brock Harding makes two point layup (Pryce Sandfort assists)	21-16
7:09	+3	Kadyn Betts makes three point jump shot (Lu'Cye Patterson assists)	24-16
6:52	+2	Seydou Traore makes two point jump shot	24-18
6:46		Golden Gophers 30 second timeout
6:46		TV timeout
6:23		Lu'Cye Patterson misses three point jump shot
6:21		Golden Gophers offensive rebound
6:07		Isaac Asuma misses two point jump shot
6:06		Owen Freeman defensive rebound
6:06		Parker Fox personal foul
5:58	+2	Owen Freeman makes two point alley-oop dunk (Brock Harding assists)	24-20
5:26		Lu'Cye Patterson misses three point jump shot
5:24		Seydou Traore defensive rebound
5:06		Brock Harding misses three point jump shot
5:04		Mike Mitchell Jr. defensive rebound
4:36		Lu'Cye Patterson turnover (traveling)
4:22	+2	Owen Freeman makes two point dunk (Brock Harding assists)	24-22
4:01	+2	Femi Odukale makes two point layup (Isaac Asuma assists)	26-22
3:50		Brock Harding turnover (bad pass) (Isaac Asuma steals)
3:37	+2	Parker Fox makes two point layup (Femi Odukale assists)	28-22
3:26		Brock Harding turnover (traveling)
3:26		TV timeout
3:04		Josh Dix personal foul
2:55		Dawson Garcia turnover (traveling)
2:46	+2	Seydou Traore makes two point dunk (Owen Freeman assists)	28-24
2:11		Payton Sandfort blocks Parker Fox's two point layup
2:09		Payton Sandfort defensive rebound
2:01		Drew Thelwell misses two point layup
1:59		Femi Odukale defensive rebound
1:47		Payton Sandfort shooting foul (Parker Fox draws the foul)
1:47	+1	Parker Fox makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-24
1:47	+1	Parker Fox makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-24
1:23	+2	Payton Sandfort makes two point layup	30-26
0:49		Femi Odukale misses two point jump shot
0:48		Golden Gophers turnover (shot clock violation)
0:46	+2	Payton Sandfort makes two point layup	30-28
0:25		Mike Mitchell Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:23		Dawson Garcia offensive rebound
0:05	+2	Dawson Garcia makes two point layup	32-28
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
MINN
Golden Gophers
40
IOWA
Hawkeyes
39

Time		Play	Score
19:40		Drew Thelwell misses three point jump shot
19:38		Femi Odukale defensive rebound
19:19	+3	Mike Mitchell Jr. makes three point jump shot	35-28
18:56		Frank Mitchell personal foul (Owen Freeman draws the foul)
18:52		Payton Sandfort misses two point jump shot
18:50		Mike Mitchell Jr. defensive rebound
18:37	+3	Dawson Garcia makes three point jump shot (Femi Odukale assists)	38-28
18:32		Payton Sandfort turnover (bad pass) (Mike Mitchell Jr. steals)
18:26		Mike Mitchell Jr. misses three point jump shot
18:24		Brock Harding defensive rebound
18:19		Drew Thelwell misses two point layup
18:17		Femi Odukale defensive rebound
18:14		Mike Mitchell Jr. misses three point jump shot
18:12		Owen Freeman defensive rebound
18:06		Mike Mitchell Jr. shooting foul (Josh Dix draws the foul)
18:06		Josh Dix misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:06	+1	Josh Dix makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-29
17:40		Jump ball. Mike Mitchell Jr. vs. Owen Freeman (Golden Gophers gains possession)
17:39		Mike Mitchell Jr. turnover (bad pass)
17:21		Dawson Garcia personal foul
17:16	+2	Owen Freeman makes two point layup (Drew Thelwell assists)	38-31
16:47	+2	Dawson Garcia makes two point layup (Frank Mitchell assists)	40-31
16:36		Payton Sandfort misses three point jump shot
16:34		Pryce Sandfort offensive rebound
16:31		Pryce Sandfort misses two point jump shot
16:29		Owen Freeman offensive rebound
16:25		Jump ball. Owen Freeman vs. Frank Mitchell (Hawkeyes gains possession)
16:19		Frank Mitchell blocks Owen Freeman's two point layup
16:17		Owen Freeman offensive rebound
16:11		Owen Freeman misses two point jump shot
16:09		Dawson Garcia defensive rebound
15:50		Dawson Garcia misses three point jump shot
15:48		Frank Mitchell offensive rebound
15:43	+2	Dawson Garcia makes two point layup (Frank Mitchell assists)	42-31
15:26		Payton Sandfort misses two point layup
15:25		Lu'Cye Patterson defensive rebound
15:25		Owen Freeman personal foul
15:25		TV timeout
15:16	+2	Frank Mitchell makes two point layup (Femi Odukale assists)	44-31
15:01		Seydou Traore misses three point jump shot
14:59		Owen Freeman offensive rebound
14:56		Owen Freeman turnover (lost ball) (Lu'Cye Patterson steals)
14:29		Femi Odukale misses two point layup
14:27		Frank Mitchell offensive rebound
14:24		Frank Mitchell misses two point layup
14:22		Frank Mitchell offensive rebound
14:20	+2	Frank Mitchell makes two point layup	46-31
14:16	+2	Owen Freeman makes two point layup (Josh Dix assists)	46-33
13:46		Pryce Sandfort personal foul (Lu'Cye Patterson draws the foul)
13:32		Lu'Cye Patterson misses three point jump shot
13:30		Pryce Sandfort defensive rebound
13:18		Josh Dix misses three point jump shot
13:16		Femi Odukale defensive rebound
13:01		Dawson Garcia misses two point layup
12:59		Josh Dix defensive rebound
12:53		Pryce Sandfort misses three point jump shot
12:52		Seydou Traore offensive rebound
12:52		Femi Odukale personal foul
12:46	+3	Seydou Traore makes three point jump shot (Pryce Sandfort assists)	46-36
12:18		Seydou Traore personal foul (Lu'Cye Patterson draws the foul)
12:08	+2	Femi Odukale makes two point dunk (Parker Fox assists)	48-36
11:54		Josh Dix misses two point jump shot
11:52		Payton Sandfort offensive rebound
11:52		Femi Odukale shooting foul (Payton Sandfort draws the foul)
11:52		TV timeout
11:52	+1	Payton Sandfort makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-37
11:52	+1	Payton Sandfort makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-38
11:35		Payton Sandfort shooting foul (Femi Odukale draws the foul)
11:35		Femi Odukale misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:35	+1	Femi Odukale makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-38
11:26	+2	Payton Sandfort makes two point jump shot	49-40
10:56	+2	Lu'Cye Patterson makes two point jump shot	51-40
10:45	+2	Seydou Traore makes two point jump shot	51-42
10:12		Riley Mulvey shooting foul (Parker Fox draws the foul)
10:12	+1	Parker Fox makes regular free throw 1 of 3	52-42
10:12	+1	Parker Fox makes regular free throw 2 of 3	53-42
10:12		Parker Fox misses regular free throw 3 of 3
10:12		Owen Freeman defensive rebound
10:03		Payton Sandfort misses three point jump shot
10:01		Lu'Cye Patterson defensive rebound
9:38		Dawson Garcia misses two point jump shot
9:36		Mike Mitchell Jr. offensive rebound
9:30		Dawson Garcia misses three point jump shot
9:28		Payton Sandfort defensive rebound
9:24	+3	Payton Sandfort makes three point jump shot (Pryce Sandfort assists)	53-45
9:21		Golden Gophers 30 second timeout
9:21		TV timeout
8:54	+2	Femi Odukale makes two point layup	55-45
8:54		Pryce Sandfort shooting foul (Femi Odukale draws the foul)
8:54	+1	Femi Odukale makes regular free throw 1 of 1	56-45
8:46		Payton Sandfort misses three point jump shot
8:44		Dawson Garcia defensive rebound
8:23	+3	Femi Odukale makes three point jump shot (Lu'Cye Patterson assists)	59-45
8:06		Seydou Traore misses three point jump shot
8:04		Lu'Cye Patterson defensive rebound
7:48		TV timeout
7:35		Dawson Garcia misses three point jump shot
7:33		Payton Sandfort defensive rebound
7:28		Frank Mitchell shooting foul (Owen Freeman draws the foul)
7:28		Owen Freeman misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:28	+1	Owen Freeman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-46
7:00	+2	Dawson Garcia makes two point layup (Femi Odukale assists)	61-46
6:55		Drew Thelwell turnover (bad pass)
6:55		Golden Gophers 30 second timeout
6:28		Lu'Cye Patterson misses two point layup
6:26		Payton Sandfort defensive rebound
6:21		Drew Thelwell misses three point jump shot
6:19		Dawson Garcia defensive rebound
6:17		Payton Sandfort personal foul (Dawson Garcia draws the foul)
6:17	+1	Dawson Garcia makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-46
6:17	+1	Dawson Garcia makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-46
6:08		Mike Mitchell Jr. personal foul (Payton Sandfort draws the foul)
6:08	+1	Payton Sandfort makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-47
6:08	+1	Payton Sandfort makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-48
6:08		Femi Odukale turnover (bad pass) (Seydou Traore steals)
6:07		Frank Mitchell personal foul (Owen Freeman draws the foul)
6:07		Owen Freeman misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:07		Frank Mitchell defensive rebound
5:39		Seydou Traore blocks Mike Mitchell Jr.'s two point layup
5:37		Payton Sandfort defensive rebound
5:20	+2	Owen Freeman makes two point dunk (Brock Harding assists)	63-50
5:08		Dawson Garcia turnover (lost ball) (Brock Harding steals)
5:07	+2	Brock Harding makes two point layup	63-52
5:06		Golden Gophers 60 second timeout
4:41	+2	Lu'Cye Patterson makes two point jump shot	65-52
4:29	+2	Owen Freeman makes two point layup (Brock Harding assists)	65-54
4:08		Owen Freeman shooting foul (Femi Odukale draws the foul)
4:08	+1	Femi Odukale makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-54
4:08	+1	Femi Odukale makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-54
3:53		Payton Sandfort misses three point jump shot
3:51		Lu'Cye Patterson defensive rebound
3:23		Lu'Cye Patterson misses two point jump shot
3:21		Brock Harding defensive rebound
3:16	+2	Payton Sandfort makes two point layup (Brock Harding assists)	67-56
2:42		Owen Freeman shooting foul (Femi Odukale draws the foul)
2:42		TV timeout
2:42		Femi Odukale misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:42		Femi Odukale misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:42		Seydou Traore defensive rebound
2:24	+2	Owen Freeman makes two point dunk (Brock Harding assists)	67-58
2:07		Mike Mitchell Jr. misses three point jump shot
2:05		Josh Dix defensive rebound
1:57	+3	Brock Harding makes three point jump shot (Josh Dix assists)	67-61
1:55		Hawkeyes 30 second timeout
1:26		Dawson Garcia misses two point jump shot
1:24		Payton Sandfort defensive rebound
1:20	+2	Owen Freeman makes two point layup (Brock Harding assists)	67-63
1:11		Josh Dix personal foul (Femi Odukale draws the foul)
1:11		Femi Odukale misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:11	+1	Femi Odukale makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-63
1:04	+2	Owen Freeman makes two point layup (Brock Harding assists)	68-65
0:51		Josh Dix personal foul (Femi Odukale draws the foul)
0:51	+1	Femi Odukale makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-65
0:51	+1	Femi Odukale makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-65
0:31	+2	Seydou Traore makes two point layup (Brock Harding assists)	70-67
0:30		Hawkeyes 30 second timeout
0:25		Josh Dix personal foul (Dawson Garcia draws the foul)
0:25		Dawson Garcia misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:25		Dawson Garcia misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:25		Seydou Traore defensive rebound
0:10		Femi Odukale personal foul (Seydou Traore draws the foul)
0:10		Seydou Traore misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:10		Frank Mitchell defensive rebound
0:10		Pryce Sandfort personal foul (Frank Mitchell draws the foul)
0:10	+1	Frank Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-67
0:10	+1	Frank Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-67
0:05		Payton Sandfort misses three point jump shot
0:03		Mike Mitchell Jr. defensive rebound
0:01		Jump ball. Mike Mitchell Jr. vs. Payton Sandfort (Golden Gophers gains possession)
0:01		Femi Odukale turnover (bad pass) (Owen Freeman steals)
0:00		End of period

Femi Odukale turnover (bad pass) (Owen Freeman steals)